Jules emringer and prosper emile marchand



No. 6lI,6|6. Patented Dot. 4, 1898. J. EMRINGER & P. E. MARCHAND.`APPARATUS FUR MAKING AERATED WATERS 0R BEVERAGES.

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JULEs EMRINCER AND PRosPER EMILE MARCHAND, or PARIS, FRANCE.

APPARATUS FOR MARINS AERATED WATERS OR Bil/ERAGES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 611,616, dated October4, 1898.

Application filed December 29, 1897. Serial No. 664,393. (No model.)Patented in France March 24, 1397, No. 265,347; iu BelgiumSep'elllel'lS, 1897,1To. 130,626, andin-(lanada November22,1897,No.58,190.

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Be it known that we, JULES EMRINGER and PRosrER EMILE MARCHAND, of thecity of Paris, France, have invented an Improved Apparatus for MakingAerated Waters and Beverages, (tor which we have obtained Letters Patentin France forfitteen years, dated March 24., 1897, No. 265,347; inBelgium for twenty years, dated September 13, 1897, No. 130,626, and inCanada for eighteen years, dated November 22, 1897, No. 58,190,) ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates toapparat us for making aerated waters andbeverages, and has for its object to effect an instant and thoroughsaturation and to facilitate the working ofthe apparatus.

The improvements relate especially to the vessel receiving thesaturating material, its combination with the water-receiver, the carboniC-acid receiver, and a two-way cock for the intermittent supply ofthe liquid and the gas.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure lis an elevation of an apparatus embodying our invention. Fig. 2 is anenlarged sectional view of the saturation-chamber thereof, showing thesame connected to a source of watersupply under pressure. Fig. 3 is asectional elevation of another form of apparatus embodying ourinvention, wherein the gas-holder surrounds the saturation-cham-- ber.Fig. 4 is an elevation of still another apparatus embodyingourinvention; and Fig. 5 is an enlarged section through thewaterreceiving, gas-holding, and saturation chambers.

In the figures similar letters of reference indicate similar parts.

In the drawings, m is a stand employed to This stand supports awater-receptacle c', which communicates with the upper conical chamber Zby a pipe Z2. The upper cone communicates with the lower conical chamberZ. rFhese two conical chambers are iilled with saturating material-suchas wood iiber, sponge, tin-scrap, cotton, dec.- and constitute thesaturation-chamber. The apex of the upper conical chamber preter- `icalchamber, as shown in Fig. 2.

ably extends into the base of the lower con- The apex of the lowerconical chamber Z communicates with a two-way cock CZ. This two-way cockCZ receives gas from a tube f, which communi- Cates with a gas-holder g,provided with a pressure-gage p. The bottle to becharged may be carriedupon a holder m2, supported bya rod m', forming partof the stand m andoperated by hand or foot power. The upper end or base of the conicalchamber Z may be provided with a guided check-valve n', (see Fig. 2,)which at the proper time receives pressure to close the inlet-pipe n,shown in this instance as adapted to be connected to a source ofwater-supply of constant pressure.

In the modification shown in Fig. 8 the apparatus-is,surrounded byacylinder o, forining a holder for the gas required for saturationwithout the use of any regulating device.

A pressure-gagep is provided to indicate the pressure and safety-valve qto regulate the pressure in cylinder o, while another gage r indicatesthe pressure of saturation at the point of injection. The gas-holder oenables a pressure-reducer to be dispensed with. The gas-holderisconnected to the carbonic-acid receiver bya tube s, and the gas isconveyed to the cock CZ by the tube f.

In Fig. 5 the water-receiver is a cylinder or dome-shaped chamberl,whose edges make a joint with the cone Z.

The apparatus may either be iixed` to the Wall or mounted on a trame.Fig. 4. shows the apparatus constructed as in Figs. 3 and 5 fixed to aframe. The form and arrangement of the cones containing the saturatingmaterial enables the apparatus to be made of less height thanheretofore.

To obtain an instantaneous and complete saturation with either form ofapparatus, the operation is as follows: The apparatus being full ofwater, the cock CZ is turned so as to allow the gas to enter thesaturation-chamber without letting the water escape. The sat- IOO andpermit the flow of the water. At this moment there is no longer anypressure at the lower part of the apparatus. The gas at the upper partand in the saturating material tends to escape by the cock d, drives outthe water, passes through it, and flows along with it into thereceptacle, where the gas and Water thus forcibly projected combine.There are thus, in effect, three satu rationsthe first on the admissionof the gas, the second on the drawing off of the water, and the third inthe receptacle (bottle or siphon) itself.

That we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In an apparatus for aerating liquids, the combination of aliquid-saturating chamber and a liquid-supply, the saidsaturatingchamber being composed of a plurality of conical chambers, oneof the said conical chambers communicating with the other conicalchamber at one end, and with the liquidsupply, and the other of the saidconical chambers communicating with a two -Way valve or cock providedwith agas-supply conduit, whereby by manipulating the cock a supply ofgas may be admitted into the saturating-chamber and by furthermanipulating the cock the said gas-supply may be shut off and the wateror the liquid in the saturatingchamber allowed to rush out under theinfiuence of the gaseous pressure in the said chamber.

2. The herein-described apparatus for aerating liquids, the samecomprising a liquidsupply, a saturation-ehamber comprising a pluralityof cones, the base of one cone communicating with the liquid-supply, andits apex communicating with the base of the other cone, and the base ofthe second cone communicating with a two-way Valve provided with agas-supply conduit, whereby upon manipulating the valve gas maybeadmitted to the saturation-chamber and upon further manipulating thesaid valve the charged liquid may be ejected from the saidsaturation-chamber through the valve by the gaseous pressure existing inthe said chamber.

3. An aerating apparatus for liquids, comprising a liquid-supply means,a saturationchamber comprising a plurality of cones communicating witheach other, a check-valve intervening between one cone and the liquid-Vsupply means, the other of the said cones communicating with the two-Waycock or valve provided with a gas-supply, whereby by manipulating theValve or cock a supply of gas may be admitted to the saturationchamberand upon further manipulating the said valve or cock the gas-supply maybe shut off and the charged liquid be allowed to escape from thesaturation-chamber through the valve or cock, substantially asdescribed.

Signed by us this 10th day of December, 1897.

JULES EMRINGER.

PROSPER EMILE MARCHAND. Witnesses:

EDWARD P. MACLEAN,

MAURICE HENRI PIGNET.

